Nuts & Bolts of German: Perfect tense: Doing & done

Du machst den Salat.

Der Salat ist fertig. Du hast den Salat für die Party gemacht.

Ich putze das Fenster.

Das Fenster ist sauber. Ich habe heute Morgen das Fenster geputzt.

In German, the perfect tense is generally used when talking about the past. The perfect tense of weak verbs like putzen and machen is formed by using

the conjugated form of in the present tense + the past participle of the main verb which goes to the end of the clause.

formation of the past participle: ge- + stem of the verb + t (sometimes you need “et ” to make pronunciation easier), e.g.

suchen -> stem of the verb = such : ge +such + t = gesucht

spielen -> stem of the verb = spiel : ge + spiel + t = gespielt

arbeiten -> stem of the verb = arbeit : ge + arbeit + et = gearbeitet

Now, it's your turn. Complete the sentence under the photo on the right-hand side below. Then press [Check] to find out if you were correct. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help.


Die Frau kocht eine Suppe.	Die Suppe ist fertig. Die Frau eine Suppe mit vielen Tomaten .

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photos:
photo of window cleaning: https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/fenster-fenster-putzen-glasfenster-putzen-783045/
photo of window: © Rob Wingate: https://unsplash.com/photos/Fd9tUmRBJzk
photos of tomatoes: https://pixabay.com/de/photos/mozzarella-tomaten-schneiden-messer-681467/
photo of salad: © Jacques Bopp: https://unsplash.com/photos/x__khjVPkjU
photo of woman in kitchen: © Jason Briscoe: https://unsplash.com/photos/7MAjXGUmaPw
photo of soup: ©Artiom Vallat:https://unsplash.com/photos/oVKbZx72I1U